coggirl

What he does best is market himself and his music. This is the true genius of this rapper. He has some great music, but has he really proven himself as the best rapper ever? I don't think so, but I do enjoy his music.

VegasSommelier

Mike41691 I was listening to hip hop when you were still swimming in your fathers sack...
I went to the muse and beatbox when I was a kid in NY and saw rakim, grand master flash and many others who started it all...
There are exceptions to the rule, but most hip hop is simply pop music now, filled with ignorance. It does more harm than good.

janetlover

i think that most of the people who claim that lil wayne is not one of the best rappers alive is because you do not understand his lyrics. the words that you all are claiming to be garbage, nonsense, or whatever actually has some type of meaning that you all just might not understand. seriously his metaphors are some of the best that are floating around right now. just because he doesnt choose to rap about the economy and politics does NOT mean that he is not a good rapper.

janetlover

from go dj
Birdman put them niggas in a trash can
Leave em outside of your door I'm your trash man
I'm steady lightin another hash and ridin in my jag
You will need a gas mask man
You snakes, stop hidin in the grass
Sooner or later I'll cut it knock the blades in yo ass
You homo niggas getting Aids in the ass
While the homie here tryna get paid in advance
I'm stayin on my grizzy I'ma bonafide hustler
Play me or play wit me then I'm goin find your mother
Niggas wanna eat cuz they aint ate nothin
But niggas wanna leave when you say you out of mustard
So I'ma walk into the restaurant alone, leavin out
Leavin behind just residue and bones
In your residents with Rugers to your dome
Like where the **** you holdin the coke, holdin your throat, choke

from fireman
Fresh on campus it's the Birdman Jr.
Money too long teachers put away ya rulers
Raw tune not a cartoon
No shirt, tattoos, and some war wounds
I'm hot but the car cool
She wet that's a carpool
Been in that water since a youngin you just shark food
Quick Draw McGraw I went to art school
Yeah the lights is bright but I got a short fuse
Don't snooze
Been handling the game so long my thumbs bruise
Ya new girlfriend is old news
Yeen ain't got enough green and she so blue yeah
Cash Money Records where dreams come true
Everything is easy baby leave it up to Weezy Baby
Put it in the pot let it steam let it brew
Now watch it melt don't burn ya self

Ridin' by myself well really not really
So heavy in the trunk make the car pop-a-wheelie
Who? Weezy Baby YA call me Young Baby
My money 360, you only 180
Half of the game too lazy
Still sleepin' on me but I'm bout to wake em

and what about songs like georgia bush and black republican?

superficial35

Lil Wayne is seriously the best definition of the word \"overrated\".


He can barely make out a coherent sentence. Not to mention, he mainly raps about himself, just degrading his reputation that much more.

azsxdc

janetlover, thanks for reaffirming our point that F. Weezy Baby is indeed garbage. If you try to argue against me and for those lyrics, oh my... I can write a 10-page dissertation on how and why he sucks based on those lyrics.

diesel

then please do...

evil_asian_dictator

Jay-Z's the best rapper out right now and Kanye's got the best beats. The Carter III isn't anywhere near the level of Late Registration or American Gangster in terms of lyrical quality, flow or beats.

AKittka

right now? even if you don't like wayne, he is NOW. people are listening to wayne the most even if these people "know nothing about da rap game". radio stations (power 99, 100.3 beat--> Philly) can not stop playing wayne. jay-z is on two of wayne's tracks (a billi, mr. carter), kanye is dishing out beats on the carter III. my one friend who loathes rap is now a wayne fan because of his different witty lyrics. wayne is different and he's separating himself from the rest of the unoriginal rappers in the game with their lame beats and boring lyrics.

not best alive, but one of.

AKittka

yeah that's wayne.

superficial35

As one of my sage colleagues said the other day, \"rap music used to be about personal impressions about ethics, politics, universal issues and motifs, and whatnot. Today, it\'s about aimless vulgar topics...\"

Sigh, let us cease this thread of futileness.

Good night everyone.

AKittka

clearly you do not know much about rap so I'm confused as to why you posted here. did you not read the lyrics i just posed? Tie my Hands - Lil wayne... full of personal impressions, politics, and a universal issue. Hell, that came from Lil wayne of all rappers.

anyways, my rebuttal.

Superficial35...Best Songs: i'm glad you think that song is motivational and inspirational. well you know what... rap can be too. and although this is my own opinion, there are innumerable rap songs more influential and inspirational than middle by jimmy eat world.

don't post here if you're going to generalize rap because you heard 50 cent on the radio. anyone can easily diss any kind of music genre. you can diss rock for unoriginal power chords, or ear-pounding heavy metal songs. truth is... although you may not have a penchant for such genres of music, there is always something behind the lyrics, the beat, the guitars, the drums, the saxophone et cetera.

don't generalize. rap isn't the same as it used to be, but the meaning, deliverance, the lyrics, the beats are still there. i'll admit... lil wayne probably isn't the best example, but he's entertainment, exciting, and can get you pumped up. it's all subjective preference.

please, let us not generalize.

Wake up. Good Morning.

azsxdc

AKittka,

If you truly know about rap, you'll realize that Jigga (=Jay-Z in case you don't know, like you don't know the rap game at ALL) has dominated the past decade, along with Nas and his Illmatic in 94. Jay-Z will continue to dish out better lyrics and top the charts in the years to come. Weezy's hot now; I admit that, but this phase will soon pass. Southern rap is just garbage (I usually don't generalize like this considering I'm one of the most liberal, accepting people you'll ever find), but please, it is GARBAGE. I'm not into that political rap scene either, just ordinary rap, and right now, that rap comes from NY, Chicago, some parts of NorCal, LA, a little from Baltimore, and Seattle (True rap fans, am I missing anything?). I will stop posting; this is ridiculous, seriously.

superficial35

\\\"i\\\'m glad you think that song is motivational and inspirational. well you know what... rap can be too. and although this is my own opinion, there are innumerable rap songs more influential and inspirational than middle by jimmy eat world.\\\"

Um, I never stated that rap wasn\\\'t motivational and inspirational....

\\\"don\\\'t generalize. rap isn\\\'t the same as it used to be, but the meaning, deliverance, the lyrics, the beats are still there. i\\\'ll admit... lil wayne probably isn\\\'t the best example, but he\\\'s entertainment, exciting, and can get you pumped up. it\\\'s all subjective preference.\\\"

You miss interpreted my post, it was against Lil Wayne. The meaning varies from artist to artist. No, Lil Wayne is not an example of what you are trying to imply, Tupac is one. Seriously though, Lil wayne raps mostly about how \\\"awesome\\\" he is. That\\\'s is my main point. Once again, not trying to generalize, I love Tupac\\\'s creative lyrics.

Good night.

sigurros

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